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J. YEAGER.

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APPLICATION FILED MAR-'5. I920.

Patented Aug. 23, 1921.

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J. YEAGER.

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APPLICATION FILED MAR. s. 1920.

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1. YEAGER.

BED.

APPLICATION FILED MAR-51 1920.

Patented Aug. 23, 1921.

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UNlTED STATES JOHN YEAGER, 0F BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

BED.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented A 23 1921 Application filedMarch 5, 1920. Serial no. 363,394.

To all whom it mag concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN YEAGER, residing at Baltimore, in the State ofMaryland, have invented new and useful Improvements in Beds, of whichthe following is a specification. V

This invention comprehends the provision of a combination bed and crib,wherein, both the bedstead and mattress therefor, are made up of aplurality of detachably con nected sections, so that the bed andmattress can. be reduced, in size, and the separated sections of bothassembled in the production of a crib.

Other objects and advantages will appear when the following detaildescription is read in connection with the accompanying drawings,theinvention residing in the construction, combination and arrangement ofparts as claimed.

In the drawings forming part of this specification, like numerals ofreference indicate similar parts in the several views wherein Figure 1is a side elevation of the bed showing one of the head posts in section.

Fig. 2 is an and elevation.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of a double bed.

Fig. & is an end elevation of a single bed, resultant from theseparation of certain elements used in the production of the bedillustrated in Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the bed illustrated in Fig. 4;.

Fig. 6 is an end view of the.crib produced by the assemblage of theelements separated from the bed disclosed in Fig. 3.

Fig. 7 is a side elevation of the crib.

Fig. 8 is a top plan view thereof.

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of the frame of one section of themattress.

Fig. 10 is a similar view of the frame constituting one side of thecrib, and constituting half of the frame illustrated in Fig. 9.

Fig. 11 is a fragmentary detail view of one of the reinforcing rods.

Fig. 12 is a vertical-sectional view through one of the corner posts ofthe crib. v

Fig. 13 isa detail viewof the mattress supporting lug. r

Referring to the drawings in detail, and particularly to Figs. 1 to 3inclusive, A indicates the head of the bedstead, and B the,

foot. These parts are connected together by means of the side rails C.These parts are preferably of a size, that when associated. in

the manner illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3 they will provide a double sizebed. The parts referred to, are however, made up of a plurality ofdetachably connected sections, so that upon separation of certainsections, the remaining sections may be associated to pro duce a singlebed. f

Both the head and foot A and B respectively, are constructed inidentically the. same manner, and a detail description .of the oneillustrated in Fig. 2 will suffice for both. 7 As shown in thisparticular instance, the headof the beadstead includes two corner posts10 and 11 respectively, both of which are of hollow, formation. 'Thehead is made up of twoend sections, each in cluding a plurality ofhorizontaliy disposed hollow rods 12, which projecttoward each otherfrom the posts 10 and 11 respectively, and an intermediate sectionalsoincluding rods 13 similar in construction and in num ber to the rods 12of the end section. The rods 12 and 13 of the respective sections of thehead, are connected by vertically dis posed bars 14. When theintermediate section of the head is in use, the bars 13 thereof arearranged in end to end relation with the bars 12 of the end section,and,

combined connecting and reinforcing rod 15 is passed through each seriesof'alined bars of the respective sections. The rods 15 project-beyondthe posts 10 and 11 and are threaded to accommodate nuts 16, which arepreferably provided with an ornamental head 17. The rod 15 obviouslyretains the intermediate section operatively associated with the endsection, and affords thecon-f struction as a unit maximum strength andrigidity. The posts 10 and 11 are provided at spaced intervals, withopenings to receive the bars 12 of the, end sections, while these barsin turn are also provided with openings for the reception of theconnecting rod 18 which is passed through each post 10 and 11. This rod18 has associated [with its lower end, a caster 19, while theopposite orupper end of this red isthreaded to accommodate a cap 20 which formsa-closurefor the upper end of each post. The cap, may

. be of any suitable construction or ornamental design, but as shown inthis instance is provided with a ball or rounded head 21., The rod 18 isalso provided at spaced intervals with. the openings'22, eachopen tionfor a purpose to be hereinafter more fully described, the sections ofthe rod being preferably connected as at 23 indi cated in Fig. 11. Asshown in Fig. 2, the posts and 11 are also connected together by meansof a plurality of horizontally disposed bars 24 and 25 respectively. Thebars 24: are connected with the posts 10 and 11 in the same mannerdescribed in connection with the bars 12, while the intermediate bar 25which is separable from the bars 24L is associated with the bars 2athrough the instrumentality of a sectional rod similar to that indicatedat 15 in Fig. 2. The bars 24: and 25 add to the ornamentality of thebed, and support for this purpose, a curved element 26, the oppositeends of which are rounded as at 27. This element is associated with thebars 24. throughthe instrumentality of detachable fastening element-s28.

Each of the side rails C of the bedstead, has its opposite ends receivedwithin the openings of the adjacent posts of the head and foot as shownin Fig. 1, the ends of the rail being formed to receive the connectingrod 18. One end of one of the rails is shown at 29 in Fig. 1, projectedwithin the adjacent 0st of the head and receiving the rod 18. *ach railis made up of two sections 30 and 31 respectively, a plate 32 bridgingthe joint between the respective sections and holding the latterassociated, suitable fastening elements being utilized to secure theterminals of the plate 32 to the adjacent sections of the rail. Thisconstruction is more clearly indicated at Fig. 5, wherein the rails ofthe single bed are shown connected in the same manner.

The spring mattress for the bed includes a relatively wide section D anda relatively narrow section E clearly illustrated in Fig. 3. Thesections D and E are detachably'associated, and each includes anelongated substantially rectangular frame such as shown in Fig. 9. Eachframe or section of the mattress is subdivided into halves indicated at33 and 3 1 respectively. The ends 35 of each frame D and E are aperturedto receive the hooks 36 for supporting the 1' 3.

spective sections of the mattress proper, while the adjacent ends of thesections 33 and 3 1 are detachably connected by means of the elements37. The sections 33 and 34 of each mattress frame are connected togetherby means of the plate 38 which bridges the meeting edges of saidsections, the plate being secured to the adjacent ends of the respectivesections 33'and 34 through the instrumentality of fastening elements 39.When the sections D and E are associated for use in a manner illustratedin Fig. 3, the mattress as a unit is supported upon the side rails C ofthe bed by means of the lugs 10, These lugs are threaded or otherwisesuitably secured to the section E to be readily removed therefrom forthe purpose to be hereinafter described.

Assuming that the parts are associated in a manner illustrated in Figs.1, 2 and 3 wherein the parts define a double bed, the mattress is of asize to accommodate a bed of this size. Tt is now desired to reduce thesize of the bed, using certain elements of the bed in the production ofa crib. For this purpose, the element of ornamentality in dicated at 26is separated from the bars 24: and the bar 25 removed from between thebars 2 1. This can be done by removing the nut 16 and then removing oneof the bars 241- from the rod. The intermediate sections including thebars 13 are then removed from the head and foot, these sections alsoincludingcertain rods 14. After the intermediate sections have beenremoved, the end sections including the bars 12 are then broughttogether, where the adjacent extremities of the bars 12 are disposed incontact as shown in F 4. Consequently the posts 10 and 11 are broughtcloser together, the bed being reduced in size from a double to a singlebed. The intermediate sections thus re moved from the head and foot ofthe bed, are utilized to form the head and foot of the crib such asshown in Figs. 6 and 7.

The bars 13 of the intermediate section are, when'used as part of thecrib, arranged in a vertical position, in counter distinction to thehorizontal position which they occupy when forming part of the bed. Thisarrangement is shown in Fig. 6. After the intermediate sections havebeen removed, it is obvious that the rods 15 .will project anappreciable distancebeyond one side of the bed, and for this purpose therods 15 have been made in section and detachably connected together asshownin Fig. 11. After the bed has been reduced in size, the end sectionof each rod 15 is separated from the remainder of the rod, so that theends of the next sections in order project through the posts and haveassociated therewith nuts 16 as shown in F a. The sections of the rods15 which have been removed are now utilized to hold the bars 13 and rods1 of the intermediate section associated when they are arranged in themanner illustrated in Fig. 6. As shown in this figure, two of theseparated sections 15 of the reinforcing rod are passed through the bars13 and through openings inthe rods 14. 1 The ornamental element 26 whichhas been removed from the head and foot of the bed, is now secured tothe head and foot of the crib, or in other words associated with theintermediate section as shown in Fig. 6. The element 26 is maintained inposition through the instrumentality of'the rods 15 which are passedthrough openings in the element 26 which formerly received the fasteningelement 28,

sufiicient width to accommodate itself tothe single bed shown in Fig. 4.The narrow section E is divided into halves, by removing the plates 38shown in Fig. 9, and a cross piece 42 shown in Fig. 10, is'provided forthe open end of each half. The cross piece 42 is similar in constructionto the ends 85 of this frame. Each half of the frame including themattress portion, which has been eliminated in Fig. 10, is utilized toprovide one side of the crib as clearly shown in Fig. 8. As shown inFig. 7, the ends 35 and 42 of the sides of the crib can be secured inany suitable manner to the bars 13.

WVhen the sections D and E of the ma tress are separated, for the urposestated, the lugs 40 of the section E are removed, and associated withthe section D, so that the latter mentioned section can be supported inthe usual manner upon the sides manner illustrated in Fig. 1 in theproduc tion of a double size bed.

Vhile it is believed that from the foregoing description, the nature andadvantages of the invention will be readily apparent I desire to haveitunderstood that I do not limit myself in this connection and that suchchanges may be resorted to when desired as fall within the scope of whatis claimed.

Having thus described my invention what bers, each member including endsections and a removable intermediate section, a sectional bed spring,said intermediate sections when removed from the bed structure beingadapted to be turned to a position to constitute the end members of thecrib and corner posts therefor, and certain sections of the springsbeing designed for association with the said intermediate sections toform the sides of the crib." I

' 2. A bed structure comprising head and foot members, side railsconnecting said members, each member including end sections and anintermediatesection, all of said sections consisting of spaced tubularbars adapted to be alined when the sections are associated, and combinedreinforcing and retaining rods passed through said bars and the cornerposts of the head and foot members.

3. A bed structure comprising head and foot members, side railsconnecting said members, each member including end sections and anintermediate section, the corner posts of said members being hollow, andreceiving the adjacent ends of said sections and a connecting rod passedthrough each corner post-and through the adjacent ends of said section.

4-. In a combined bed and crib, a bed structure including head and footmembers, side rails connecting said members, each member including endmembers and an intermediate section, each of said sections comprisingupper and lower tubular bars, and vertical rods connecting said bars, asectional connectinr rod passed through the corner posts of the head andfoot members, a sectional spring, said intermediate sections whenremoved being adapted to be turned whereby the hollow portion thereof isver-' tically disposed and constituting corner posts for the head andfoot members of a crib, and certain of said spring sections beingdesigned for association with the intermediate sections to form thesides of the crib.

In testimony-whereof I afiix my. signature.

JOHN YEAGER.

